Building framework



Sept. 29, 1942- t H. HASENBURGER ETAL 2,297,053

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. 3ymirgvvlio'ttd i I HenryHasenburger IIarvqyWileyCorbcfl Patented Sept. 29, 1942 I Henry Hasenburger, Newark, N.

Wiley Corbett. New York, N. PHO Housing Corporation, New York,

corporation of Ohio .L. and Harvey Y., assignors to N. Y;, a

Application August 22, 1941, Seria1-.No. 407,863.-

5 Claims.

This invention relates to the construction of buildings of the frame type and in its more particular aspects is directed to an improved method of forming and assembling parts from which a building framework is constructed.

Primarily, the idea of the invention resides in designing the frame parts so that theymay be readily manufactured in large quantities in a factory or mill by mass production methods and shipped to the place of erection in a knocked down condition where they may be assembled into a building framework by relatively unskilled workmen in a minimum of time and without complicated or complex equipment.

Another object of the invention rests in so forming the parts that a neat compact assembly will result which will be strong and rigid, capable of withstanding the loads imposed by the additional building materials and those incident to the use of the building after completion.

A more specific object resides in constructing the sills, girts, joists and studs of which the building framework is composed from a multiplicity of pieces so arranged. that the parts will interfit and. may be joined in. assembled order with a relatively small number of securing elements and the expenditure of a minimum amount of time.

Other objects will be apparent from the. following description and the accompanying drawings; in which the invention has been illustrated in one of its preferred forms.

In the drawings:

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a portion of a building framework constructed in accordance with the present invention;

Fig. 2 is a detail horizontal sectional View taken through a joist forming a part of the. building frame and its connection with the sill girt of the building frame;

Fig. 3 is a vertical sectional view taken through the framework showing the connection between the first and second floor girts and joists and a stud;

Fig. 4 is a detail horizontal sectional view taken through a stud on the plane indicated by the line IVIV of Fig. 3;

Fig. 5 is a similar view taken on the plane indicated by the line V--V of Fig. 3; V

Fig. 6 is a perspective view of a portion of the first floor girt and sill, the view being taken from the inner side thereof;

Fig. 7 is a perspective view of a stud employed in the building framework.

Referring more particularly to the drawings,

the numeral I designates the buildingfoundation. In this instance, the foundationisembedded in' the soil and is formed of poured. concrete in which tie rods 2 are placed, the rods being bent to project from the inner side ofthe foundation and. upwardly beyond the upper surface. This. surface is relatively flat to: receive the sill 3 of the building frame. A layer of felt or plastic 4 may be positioned between. the upper surface of the foundation and. the. sill to close the space therebetween and insulate or prevent.

direct contact between the wooden portions of the building and the foundation.

The. sill 3 includes inner and. outer bars 5 and 6, the latter having a rib l projecting upwardly from the outer edge. The bars 5 and 6 are secured to a board 8. arranged. on edge and extending between-thev bars 5 and B. The boards constitutes a portion of the first floor girt. The inner side of the board. 8 receives short wooden sections 9 which are spaced from one another as at ill to provide recesses on the inner sides of the sill. The inner surfaces of the sections 9 also have wooden bars ll securedthereto adjacent to the upper edge, the ends of the bars. being spaced a distance greater than the spacing between the sections 9.. By spacing the bars I l',, a. secondset of recesses are provided the formation of the sill with the recesses being clearly shown inFig. 6.

After the composite sill. and. girt has been placed on thefoundation, it is positively secured thereto by engaging clips]! with the upper surfaces of the bars 5, the clips being perforated to. receive the threaded ends of the rods 2. and having nuts I3 positioned on the rods and moved into engagement with the clips. Whenthe sill. has been properly positioned. joistmembers are applied by placing the ends. thereof in the recesses formed by spacing the ends of the bars II. This arrangement prevents lateral movement of the joists l4 and holds these members in registration with the recesses I. Each joist is. formed from a. pair of rails l'5 held in.

spaced relation by longitudinally spaced blocks [6, the blocks at the ends of the joist being separated a slight distance. from the ends of the. rails. to provide the joists with end recesses which cooperate with the recesses ID in the sill to form sockets. In the present instance, the sockets are of square cross section to receive the ends of bars H which form parts of studs l8 employed in the building frame. The side surfaces of the bars I! are equal in width to the thickness of the blocks I6 so that the bars will closely fit the with the inner side of the sill and the lower ends? of the bars I 1 will be clamped in thesockets. The upper ends of the bars are secured in the same manner to the second floor-girt 207 and joists 2|. as

To reenforce the bars I 1 andincrea setheir' load sustaining qualities, rails 22 are secured to opposite sides of the bars. the bars I1 is the same as the spacers 16 in the" joists, the rails 22 of the studs will register with the rails of the first and second floor joists, the end portions of the latter engaging the ends of the former, Through this arrangement, the load of the second floor girt and joists will be transmitted by the rails 22 to the first floor girt and joists and the foundation.

As indicated in Fig. 7, the end portions of the bars I! have openings extending at right angles therethrough, the second set of openings, that is, the ones extending from the surfaces to which the rails 22 are attached, are provided for the reception of fastening means employed to secure the studs to the joists .when the studs are used in interior partitions. As illustrated at the right end of the section of the joist shown in Fig. 2, the blocks IB are spaced to provide a square socket which will receive the end of the bar I! when the stud is used as a partition frame member. The rails I have openings 23 in registration with the socket formed by the spaced blocks IE to receive the bolt or screw used to secure the bar l1 thereto.

The method of constructing the building frame parts disclosed herein provides for the quick and positive assembling of a building framework. A single securing element is used at the connection of a joist, girt and stud, thus minimizing the time required. Thus, buildings may be assembled in a comparatively short'time and the construction readily lends itself to a convenient dismantling and removal of the building, this feature being highly desirable where quarters are erected adjacent to temporary governmental or other projects.

The bars I I serve three functions in the building framework. As explained above, the end of the bars are spaced to properly located the first floor joists, the edge portions of the finish flooring rests upon the bars I I between the joists, and the bars close the lower ends of the spaces between adjacent studs to act as fire stops.

What is claimed is:

1. In a building, a frame structure comprising a sill girt having longitudinally spaced recesses formed therein, joist members positioned with the ends thereof abutting said sill girth in registration with said recesses, said joists having end recesses to cooperate with the recesses in said sill to form sockets, stud means disposed in vertical order at the points of engagement of said As the thickness ofjoists and sill, tenon means projecting from said stud means into said sockets, and securing means extending through said sill, said tenon means and into said joists to retain said members in assembled relationship.

2. In a building frame structure, a plurality of horizontally disposed joists having recessed ends, a sill positioned at the ends of said joists, said sill being provided with recesses which cooperate with the recessed ends of said joists to form sock- Tets, stud members abutting said joists and still ,l latrtheirpoints of engagement, tenon means projecting from said studs into said sockets, said -studs, joists-and-girts being provided with open- 15. ingsiwhich' register when said parts are properly assembledgan'dl means projecting through the registering openings to prevent separation of said "3.In 'ab'uilding frame structure, a sill girt having longitudinally spaced recesses, means secured to said sill between said recesses, said means terminating in spaced relation from said recesses to formadditional recesses registering with and wider than said first recesses, horizontal joist means having recessed ends positioned in the wider recesses of'said sill, the recesses in the ends of said joists cooperating with the narrow recesses in said sill to form sockets, stud members abutting said'sill and joists at the points of engagement thereof, tenon means projecting from said studs into said sockets, and screw means extending through said sill and tenons into said joist to retain said members in assembled relationship.

4. In a building framework, a pair of girts disposed in, vertically spaced positions, said girts having registering recesses, horizontally extending joists abutting said girts in registration with said recesses, said joists having recesses cooperating with the recesses in said girts to form sockets, a bar extending between said girts and having its ends disposed in said sockets, means extending through said girts, said bar ends and into said joists to secure said members in assembled relationship, and rail members secured to 0pmsite sides of said bar, the ends of said'rails engaging said joists and girts, said rails transmitting the load of said upper girt and joist to the lowerones.

5. In a buildingframework, a pair of vertically spaced horizontally extending girts provided with registering recesses, upper and lower joists abutting respective girts, said joists having longitudinally extending rails spaced by separator blocks of widths equal to the width of the recesses in said girt, the space between the ends of the rails cooperating with said recesses to form sockets, a .bar extending between said girts, the ends of said bar being disposed in said sockets, means for securing said girts to said joists with the bar disposed in said sockets, the width of said bar HENRY HASENBURGER. HARVEY WILEY CORBETT. 

